Robert Taylor (computer scientist)

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Robert Taylor was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office (1965-69), founder and associate manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory (CSL [link]) (1970-77), manager of Xerox PARC CSL (1977-83), founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center (1983-96).

Bob Taylor was born in Texas, the son of a minister. Bob Taylor was trained as an experimental psychologist and his earliest career was devoted to brain research and the auditory nervous system. After working for a defense contractor, Martin Marietta and after he submitted a research proposal to NASA, Taylor was invited to joined NASA in 1961.

External links

[Article from kurzweilai.net]
[Building the Internet] A biography of Robert Taylor
[Robert Taylor, from ARPAnet to XEROX] Extract from 'Tools for Thought' by Howard Rheingold

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